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There was a thought that republicans should follow their hearts and go with a conservative nominee that reflected the views of the base. but as the process has gone forward and you have seen the power of the presidents reelection effort, an understanding has blossomed across the republican party that they are going to have to appeal to those folks that gave barack obama the presidency in the first place and mitt romney is the guy to do it. aside from a remarkable political story, a deepening und...

Saying and not what santorum is saying. >> well stand behind our ally is what theyre saying. >> theyre saying we have to put american women and men at risk. shannon: lets tbawk whether the pledges will affect him in november. you think about president george h. w. bush saying no new taxes, and he was very affected. when presidents dont stick to their propositions how much does it affect the reelection effort? >> george bushs promise of new new taxes and then voting for it, he went different, say...

Striking count signature achievement could be a boost for democrats including the president in his reelection effort. joining me chris plante of the chris plante show and chris hahn. chris plante, they are washing the windows behind you in the d.c. bureau. they are camera shy. so people dont think we are getting ready to do do something with the ropes. james carville said this will be the best thing to happen to the democratic party if the healthcare law is struck down. do you believe so? >> lis...

The reporter suggesting president obama is pulling ahead in this election effort. michael reagan takes us back to a couple recent presidential campaigns and some predictions that did not turn out exactly as expected, including the one of his own father. also, christie brinkley and her ex-husband still going at it four years later. now she wants a judge to fine him for being a bully. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

Started a three-day campaign trip to the west coast, he is expected to bring in millions of dollars in donations to his reelection effort. the republican battle between mitt romney and rick santorum may come down to which one wins the support of the conservative republicans. last night on last word, santorums campaign spokesperson told lawrence why she thinks her boss is the real conservative in the race. >> not who is the first out of the gate, who has the staying power. what rick santorum ha...

a new front in the battle for the republican presidential nomination, nevada, which holds its caucuses this coming saturday. mitt romney is there along with newt gingrich and ron paul. instead of relishing his victory, a huge victory in the florida primary last night, romney and his team are now in full damage control mode after something romney said right here on cnn. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is in las vegas with us. shes watching whats going on. whats going on...

People. but i agree with you on the politics of it that that line is going to be part of the presidents reelection effort. and if mitt romneys the nominee or if newt gingrichs the nominee, i think the white house welcomes that contrast. >> and i will go back to august, and the debt ceiling fight as the key turning point when the administration was looking at the economic abyss of the united states not raising its debt ceiling. when that deal was finally done and the president and the administrat...

Foreign policy failures. almost the entire middle east is fall to go the islamists, vladimir putin is taking the reset with russia, flying it right out of the window, with north korea, with every victory, hes had fumples and the american people are balancing that as el. >> i disagree with that assessment, however, in terms of public perception, this is the area where president obama is strongest. majority of the people support his handling of foreign poll stkpwhraoe eye ironic, isnt it. >> its n...

Constituency to anger, the environmentalists or the unions. >> we should be reducing our oil dependence and using cleaner fuels. but keystone is a big step in the opposite direction. >> reporter: officials say it would offer the u.s. a stable supply of oil from venezuela. butan democ want mor study. gyou heard the breaking news on herman cain, the presidential candidate will make a major announcement tomorrow on whether he will stay in the race for the white house. governor mark and fore, the fo...

>> reporter: the president warned he will keep them in session through christmas if need be to get this extension passed. when you look at the numbers just mentioned. by a 3-1 margin, more people leaving the workforce than entering the workforce, even though the president got a lot of other policies. carneys response was the president prevented a great depression and they believe congress needs to pass small, medium and large initiatives in order to have insurance here against whats happening in...